WASTE is an anonymous, secure, and encryped collaboration tool which allows
users to both share ideas through the chat interface and share data through the
download system. WASTE is RSA secured, and has been hearalded as the most secure
P2P connection protocol currently in development. For technical information please
see "information", but for more information on download and installation,
please see "downloads". Looking for other WASTE projects? Please choose
"projects", or if you are interested in the main WASTE sourceforge project,
see "sourceforge". Or, if you just need some help with WASTE, see "documentation".

Overview

WASTE is a software product and protocol that enables secure distributed
communication for small (on the order of 10-50 nodes) trusted groups of
users.

WASTE is designed to enable small companies and small teams within larger
companies to easily communicate and collaborate in a secure and efficient
fashion, independent of physical network topology.

Some bits of information about WASTE:

WASTE is currently available for 32-bit Windows operating systems as a client
and server, Mac OS X as a limited client and server, and as a limited functionality
server for Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and Windows. Porting to other operating
systems should be a breeze, as the source is provided (and the network code
itself is pretty portable).

WASTE is licensed under the GPL.

WASTE currently provides the following services:

Instant Messaging (with presence)

Group Chat

File browsing/searching

File transfer (upload and download)

Network architecture: WASTE uses a distributed architecture that allows
for nodes to connect in a partial mesh type network. Nodes on the network
can broadcast and route traffic. Nodes that are not publicly accessible
or on slow links can choose not to route traffic. This network is built
such that all services utilize the network, so firewall issues become
moot. more information.

Security: WASTE uses link-level encryption to secure links, and public
keys for authentication. RSA is used for session key exchange and authentication,
and the links are encrypted using Blowfish in PCBC mode. The automatic
key distribution security model is very primitive at the moment, and
may not lend itself well to some social situations. more information.